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Injunctive Relief Ordered to Fix ADA Violations in California Parole Hearings
by John E. Dannenberg
The Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals upheld a December 1999 district court decision (USDC, N.D. Calif.) granting injunctive relief to the class of all California state prisoners and parolees having specified disabilities who are subject to proceedings conducted by the California Board of Prison Terms ...
The Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals upheld a December 1999 district court decision (USDC, N.D. Calif.) granting injunctive relief to the class of all California state prisoners and parolees having specified disabilities who are subject to proceedings conducted by the California Board of Prison Terms ...
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